Full Description
An adequate oxygen supply is vital for the undisturbed development of the foetus and its functions. This book offers a synopsis of the ruling influence that oxygen has in multiple regulation systems in the mother and especially in the foetus. The authors address oxygen in terms of a manipulated variable or as a corrective element during normal pregnancy, during delivery and during acute and chronic oxygen deficiency. They also deal with the consequences that oxygen deficiency has on the foetus.
Contents
Oxygen supply of the foetus during pregnancy and birth; acute oxygen deficiency during pregnancy and birth; influence on the foetus; regulatory mechanisms of foetal oxygen consumption; chronic oxygen deficiency during pregnancy - impact on the foetus.
